Principles and Goals
Principles & Goals
Diamond Ireland Press has been established on a set of core principles that inform every aspect of the project. We constantly reflect on who we serve to ensure our decisions align with our commitments to publishers and readers. We are continuously seeking opportunities to improve our services in meaningful ways.
Community Ownerships
Publications hosted on Diamond Ireland Press are owned by their own editorial teams and not by our platform or commercial publishers. Diamond Ireland Press hold no editorial authority over the published content.
Our goal is to build and provide infrastructure that empowers research communities, ensuring that those doing the work retain full control over governance and editorial decision-making.
Free to Publish, Free to Read
There are no article processing charges (APCs) for authors and no access charges for readers. This applies to every journal housed on our platform.
We are committed to demonstrating that high-quality publishing can be achieved without financial barriers.
Public Funding, Public Access
Diamond Ireland is funded by the National Open Research Forum (NORF) in line with the National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030.
Diamond Ireland Press is committed to enhancing and promoting informed citizenship as well as maximising research dissemination and impact through openly accessible knowledge.
Bibliodiversity
Diamond Ireland Press is committed to supporting bibliodiversity as a foundational principle. The word “bibliodiversity” was coined by Chilean publishers in the 2000s. It is the cultural equivalent of biodiversity. For a culture to be in balance, it is important that monoculture does not dominate the scholarly publishing ecosystem; it is important that a multitude of voices exist and are heard - and diamond open access publishers can make a major contribution to this bibliodiversity. Support for bibliodiversity is particularly crucial in a small country like Ireland with its national minority language, and other minority languages and diverse communities to represent.
